The videogame industry is ready to put on its own awards show.
The three major console makers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, and the largest publishers that produce games for the systems, have paired up to back "The Game Awards," with the first event set...

NBCUniversal is shaking up the management picture at E! Entertainment, the cabler that has been in a ratings slump as viewer interest waned in its celebrity-focused brand of unscripted series.
Frances Berwick (pictured left) will add oversight of E!...

TV's biggest players start pitching advertisers next week. But you might want to keep your eyes on some of the smaller ones.
In the weeks leading up to the start of the so-called "upfront" marketplace, the annual ad-sales session when U.S. TV outlets try...

Installing new creative oversight at a major broadcast outlet is a move that typically raises the interest of Hollywood. Now that longtime production-studio vets Dana Walden and Gary Newman have been placed over the operations of TV's iconoclastic Fox...

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A special victims-compensation consultant hired by General Motors announced the details of a sweeping program to pay for the deaths and injuries caused by faulty ignition switches in millions of the automaker’s small cars.
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg said Monday he would begin evaluating victims' claims starting Aug. 1 and begin paying damages from a GM fund within 90 to 180 days from when a claim is submitted.
The program provides a sliding scale of payments depending on the severity of...

Billy Kimball is leaving start-up news-and-satire cable network Fusion and will be replaced as chief programming officer by Wade Beckett, a former showrunner of ESPN's SportsNation" and former executive at NBCUniversal's G4.
"Throughout his tenure, Billy has worked tirelessly to constantly improve our existing shows, nurture our talent, and develop exciting new projects, many of which are now reaching the pilot phase," said Fusion CEO Isaac Lee in a memo to staffers. "As you all know, Billy is a...

After the coffee. Before preparing to moderate a panel of sports execs.
The Skinny: Among the things I have to do today is moderate a panel of regional sports executives from Fox, Time Warner Cable and NBCUniversal. Send your questions my way. And yes, I'll ask about rising rights fees. Tuesday's headlines include a look at "Man of Steel," the big summer movie from Warner Bros. If you are interested in receiving an email alert when the Morning Fix is live, please send me a note.
Daily Dose: Al...

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NBCUniversal is shaking up the management of its entertainment cable channels and announced a change of strategy for a new network based on Esquire magazine.
The biggest executive shift comes at USA Network, where Chris McCumber was named president. McCumber had been working in tandem with Jeff Wachtel as co-president of the channel for nearly three years. USA Network is NBCUniversal's most profitable asset.
"Chris has proven himself a fantastic leader with a deep understanding of the enormous...

After the coffee. Before getting over the Redskins' loss.
The Skinny: That was a brutal game last night. The Eagles looked great and the Redskins looked like they thought it was preseason. I couldn't tell if Robert Griffin III's mind couldn't convince his body he was ready to play or the other way around. Today's Morning Fix includes lots of stories about the big shake-up at Universal Studios and a redesign show for bathroom fanatics.
Daily Dose: NBCUniversal's decision to pull the plug on rebranding...

Want to punch out a co-worker?
The Esquire Network, a new cable channel from NBCUniversal, will give you that chance.
Launching on Monday, Esquire Network is looking to woo upscale men with lifestyle programs about cooking, drinking and travel.
But the network also knows that even the most hoity-toity of men will on occasion dream of lacing up the gloves and slugging a colleague. Esquire Network is developing a show to fulfill that fantasy.
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